And of course, the Raspberry Pi has a bunch of uses beyond being a game streaming box, too.
And voilà, you've got a fully functional DIY Steam Link box, easy to connect with a range of gamepads and at $35 probably a lot cheaper than upgrading your router for stutter-free gameplay. Just make sure you're running the "Stretch" version of Pi's OS (which has been default anyway since August 2017) and drop in a few lines ( here). On Monday, Valve's Sam Lantinga announced that the Steam Link app is now available in beta form on the Raspberry Pi 3 and 3 B+. Valve, however, is offering an alternative, and it comes in the form of Raspberry Pi. The Steam Link app continues to live on in mobile devices and smart TVs, so it's not the end of days, but this doesn't offer the same latency-mitigating clout as Ethernet-wired hardware. The simple black micro PCs designed to let you play games in the living room - or anywhere else in the house away from your gaming rig - is sold out everywhere and it seems Valve has no plans to produce more. If that would be a deal breaker, I suppose I ought to know about that, as well.Steam Link boxes are no more.
4k seems like it'd be awfully demanding, and my basement does not have any Ethernet hookups, so I'd have to use WiFi if this does work. Will a Pi 4 b run Steam Link at 4k, and if not, are there currently any options out there for me to stream my PC games to my TV at 4k resolutions without resorting to buying a $180 Shield TV?Īs a quick afterthought, if anyone has been able to make this happen, I'm curious about performance over WiFi. I read that the new(wish) Pi 4 b has HDMI 2.0, which supports 4k video, but I also read (here: ) that it's still limited to 1080p, according to Slouken, who I guess is the lead dev on Steam Link? But then I read an article where a guy appears to explain, and then demonstrate, 4k over Steam Link on a Pi 4 b: before I make any purchases, I was hoping someone could clear this up for me. The TV is a Roku TV, and because it's got lots of channels/apps built-in, I don't really want to buy an Nvidia Shield TV because I'd be wasting 90% of its functionality to just use it for streaming games. You can fake it via nvidia GameStream and Limelight, but it doesn't work nearly as well. But I'm looking for a solution to stream my Steam games from my PC on the top floor of my house to my TV in the basement. I apologize if this is a common question, but I'm hoping someone can give me a definitive answer.įor starters, while I like to think of myself as pretty tech-savvy, I've never used Steam Link before, nor have I ever owned a Pi.
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